Hood latch



.implication .flied pril i, 19523'. Serial. No. MW-,1%.

proportionntely strong; yet readily manirnr' hired Ineens. Although. asspecified, rhis latch is intended priuuirily for u' :5 with vehicles of'more or lees;` meesive .:on'struction9 it is however un excellent hoodlalch for pleasure eers, and en efficient lutehing means when ose-'lin'other connections of il' :similar nature.

The general 'purpose of the @he provision oi" such a. latch which isopen .red to fasten or unfnslen hy :i compres fre ,gripping szcrion oilthe co-:icting handles iiiere f,"ivliei'eliy `lhe spring tensionresistofiid compression is; readily manipulated wihonli rire n'ecessilyo' ille :atrenuous und. inconvenienib poeh or pull on lle latch, hanAdie f 'ho-reel'erining che zisening means ordinarilernploye in hisconnection.

fnrher purpose is che provision or" Such o latch which pres/anis moetpleasing and disrincrive eppeernnce, oleic, lio'rh 'in he nianner inwhich it is grasped :1nd in shape, u pistol grip.

fl'ner objects and advantages of he invention will he appreciated an thenature 'of die Seine is better undersood from lhe following deseripionwhen read upon rho uceoniponyingdrawing. One einhoi'iiment or illeinvenlion hue heen chosen 'to se@ forth thev novel` consruction andadvantageous ee'ures o the some. hut, inasrrch it is evidenY thatunessentiul derails of the conslriiclion muy he. vdried withoutdeparting frornll'ie spirit of the inven'tionfit should he understoodthat this embodiment is," noointended to restrict unnecessarily thescope of he appended claims.

Fir. l is e side elevation ol' thei hitch, showing in secion the edjacent portions of ine vehicle hood and chassis; v

in. venlion iS' being formed o sinio.'

Fig". @il and Fig. 3 is :i vertical longitudinal section through thesaine.

Referring in detail to he drawing; iet il; he understood ther. thenumeral i indicaes he side of e vehicle. hood which is hinged along iisujiper edge in .order to swing (fuif wardly one upwardly, il. nnadviecent por- 'lion of the vehicle chassis, and l2 a hanged member'carried by the chassis to form an ahument for limitingA ne inwardmovement 'of the side l() of the hood.

The lerch of this invention, which is designored Vgenerally by thenumeral 13, prois a iron cleveion of the latch;

70 'cally elongated slot l in the side of the hood. rind iS pivotullymouned on r. transveree pin l5 which iscarried hy the hood on lhe innerSide diere/oi'. The portion of the luch directly journalled on the pinl5 i5 en lirici-hired oer 1G wl'iioh is 4Formed integral with undprojects outwardly from e tubular fuiA e lierre! member l? et e poinrinterino diete the ends of the same. lie upper oner lino? this ear isprovided with a lip 18 which.' when the latch a unit pivots inwnrillyabuis against he inner' surface of the hood :it the upper end of theslot 14: and thereby llimits urher pivotal lmovement of the latch inthatdirection.

A handle 19 is formed on the tubular.. member 1T at a poinr opposi'e theear i6, and extends outwardly et righi, angles to the longitudinal exisof he inem-ber, beingcurved sslighllv diin'nivard at il's Ouer 63X-`ren^iity in order ro provide :i handle from the end of which there isno endency for ones fingers to slip when grasping the saine and exertingpressure thereon.

'lhe lm ver endoif1 the n'iernl' fr 17 is closed except, for :l smallcircular aperture formed concentric therewith through which the hookingmember 2l slidahly moves. Thot portion of he tubular member 17 uhore theear 16 and handle 19 has telescoped thereover a relelivcly Short tubular'sleeve 22- zidopt'ed to slide 'longitudinally on Suid upper portion ofthe member '17. The sleeve iselosed at `its uri-per end and hasconcenrrically secured therein the upper oirtreinity vof a rod 23 whichformsAthe shack of the previously mentioned hooking member 2l.Thev'lowe'r end of this rocherf.

meines ei goiding member end provided et its llovver end with e nook,yieldeble means 'tending to meinteinseidv keeperengefvin member in theposition in its longitu ine -rnovement moet removed from the keeper,

letter figainst the resistance oi seid means,

end ineens associated with seid guiding member :for .limiting the ivotalmovement of fin tuoular member posed st right, engins thereto, e keeper,n

the seme, seid means ine uding n projection adopted to ebnt against eportion of the hood.

6. In s hood letcb7 o bleifrei portion, e, keeper, n keeper-enge ngmember adopted to move longitudine! y Within seid barrel portion undprovided, et its lovver end with s hook, yieldable ineens tendin tomeintein said member in the position 1n its iongi-` tudinel movementmost removed from the keeperi, and cooperating handles associated. withseid member end borrel portion for moving tbe former relative to theletterv against 'the resistance of said means, said handles providingwhen thus moved a liendie structure by meens of which the movable hoodstructure mounting the latch may be moved ontw l' ily and upwardlyWithout releasing the pressure of the yieldebie ineens acting on thehandles. v 7. in e. hood latch, a guiding member provided with s handledisposed at right an les thereto, e keeper, e keeper-en ging mem eredepted to move longitudinal y of seid guiding member .in e directionoblique to the plane of the adjacent hood portion and pro vided adjacentits upper end with a. handle disposed et right ongles thereto and at itslower end with `e hoolr, end yieldable Ineens tending to nniintein saidkeeper-engaging member in the positionvin its lon itudinsl- 'movementmost removed from the reeper.

8. in s bood loten, s guiding member provided wit-In a yhandledisposedot right angles thereto, o keeper, e. keeper-eng" mg memberadapted to move longitudinilly of said guiding member and providedadjacent its' upper end with a handle singles thereto and at its hooi@disposed lat right lower end with a and yieldable means tending tomaintein seid keeper-engaging mernber in theV position in itslongitudinal movement most removed' from the keeper, said means'ielsoiending to resist singular movement of -like ireeperengsging member.relative to Athe guiding member.

provided with e, hendledislreepenengoging member adopted to moveiongitndinelly Within seid tubular memberj 9r in e hood latch, apivotelly mounted` l and .provided sdjoeent 3te han -e disposed etrigb:on et its lower end with n lieo, end vieldsor.- ineens tendine* tomeintnin seid pen engsging mein er inthe position 'in its ion gitndinelmovement moet removed from tbe keeper.

1G, s hood ieteli. e tnbnier seid tubular 4portion end 'et che otherend.

against seid sieeve member.

il. lin s, hood inten, s pivots.- iy mounted tubular portion provided.at one side with e latex-elly eiooerniing hsjndie, s sleeve inemberrovideo. ot one side with e laterally en ten ing iiendie andteieseoping' over tbe upper end of seid, tubular portion in iongintudinol sliding contee-It therewith, a keeper engaging member carried byseid sleeve and; passing through. she tubular member, s keeper, e, coilspring encompassing seid keeperengaging member and acting longitudinollyet one end against seid tubnler portion end at the other end againstseid sleeve member,

l2. The combination with the keeper end hood, of o intch member providedwith n hook for engaging the keeper, a 'inten guide carried by the bood,e sprinv acting upon the latch in e direction opposeeto the keeper, andjuxtaposed handles cerried by ine guide and latch for eornpressin thespring end engaging the hook with t e keeper one of said handles beingmovable in e eireetion oblique to the plone of tbe adjacent hoedportion.`

i3. Thefcombinstion with tbe keeper hood, of s latch member providedwith e' hook for' engaging the keeper, o latein guide plvotslly carriedby the hood, e spring ect= iing upon the ieteh in e direction opposed toseribing Witnesses.

HHN Witnesses:

Riunione L., Geen-m9 Fimtons ine

